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Pay attention to the things that agitate you. It will tell you a lot about yourself.

Terry McMillan

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Terry McMillan
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: October 18
Author
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Port Huron
Michigan
Attention
Tell
Things
Agitate
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I let my characters do the talking, simple as that.
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money does not guarantee happiness or peace of mind, it can take your mind off things, distract you, but it can't replace the generic stuff a person needs!
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Writing is the only place I can be myself and not feel judged.
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I used to get a lot of letters from prisoners. It used to get on my nerves. Especially family members. Everybody's innocent.
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Good parents have children who do terrible things and vice-versa.
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